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Bawumia's aide to be laid to rest today

Kwabena Boadu died on November 24, 2016, 11 days to the December elections which the New Patriotic Party won emphatically. He was found in the bath of a hotel room in Wa, Upper West and it is believed he had been electrocuted.
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A former press aide to Vice President Dr Ahaji Mahamadu Bawumia, Kwabena Boadu, will be buried today, Saturday, February 4, 2017, after a burial service at the forecourt of the State House.

READ MORE: Bawumia sheds tears as Kwabena Boadu's burial inches closer

In an emotional tribute to his former aide captured on a video and posted on Facebook, Dr Bawumia said it was ‘very difficult to talk about Kwabena Boadu in the past tense. Because it’s a situation that I’m still trying to come to terms with.”

Dr Bawumia went on to describe the late Kwabena Boadu as ‘a clolleague,, a friend, a confidante and a younger brother” in the five years the pair worked together.

His passing is a major loss. Not only to me but to our party and the country. He worked hard for Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to win this election. He was one of the key architects of our election victory. He was a strategist and was consumed by his work… He had a good sense of humour but was quiet. I will really miss Kwabena. He is irreplaceable.”

President Nana Akufo-Addo had described him as "gem" and an  “intelligent young man with a bright future.”

READ MORE: One week of demise commemorated [Photos]

In a series of Tweet, Nana Akufo-Addo said the NPP is saddened by Boadu's death, sending his deepest condolence to his family.

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